atonement en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈtoʊnmənt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Perhaps from atone + -ment as translation of Medieval Latin adūnāmentum; however, the noun is found earlier than the verb (atone); and in this light, the proper etymology is at + onement.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.
1697-1698, John Potter, Archaeologia Graeca The Phocians behaved themselves with so much gallantry, that they were thought to have made a sufficient atonement for their former offense.
When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best atonement he can make for it is, to warn others.
1711 March 19 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “THURSDAY, March 9, 1710–1711”, in The Spectator, number 8; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume I, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:
- (countable, often, uncountable, with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; concord.
by whom we have now received the atonement
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 5:11:He desires to make atonement Betwixt the Duke of Gloucester and your brothers.
c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| atonements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
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Deriveds
antiatonement · blood atonement · substitutionary atonement · limited atonement · nonatonement · unlimited atonement · general atonement · vicarious atonement
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Relateds
conciliation · Yom Kippur · atone · penance · penitance · adunatio · expiation · guilt · reconciliation
Synonyms
compensation · expiation · piation · indemnification · refaction · compensation · indemnification · atonement · redress · propitiation · assyth
Translations (86)
el επανόρθωση (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · ja 贖罪 (reconciliation of God and mankind) · de Sühnung (reconciliation of God and mankind) · uk споку́та (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · sa प्रायश्चित्त (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · ro răscumpărare (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · de Sühne (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · hy քավություն (reconciliation of God and mankind) · it redenzione (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · pt reconciliação (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · gd rèite (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · fi hyvitys (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · ro remușcare (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · tr tazminat (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · nl verzoening (reconciliation of God and mankind) · nl boetedoening (reconciliation of God and mankind) · nl herstel (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · bg изкупление (reconciliation of God and mankind) · cmn 補償 /补偿 (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · sv försoning (reconciliation of God and mankind) · de Sühneopfer (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · ja 償い (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · ru примире́ние (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · pt expiação (reconciliation of God and mankind) · cy iawn (reconciliation of God and mankind) · bg изкупване (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · cs usmíření (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · he כיפור (reconciliation of God and mankind) · tr kefaret (reconciliation of God and mankind) · sv försoning (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · es expiación (reconciliation of God and mankind) · ro reconciliere (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · fr propitiation (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · sh pomirba (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · it riparazione (reconciliation of God and mankind) · de Ersatz (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · it riparazione (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · tr telafi (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · mk искупу́вање (reconciliation of God and mankind) · de Entsühnung (reconciliation of God and mankind) · ro expiație (reconciliation of God and mankind) · kk өтелу (reconciliation of God and mankind) · ro ispășire (reconciliation of God and mankind) · cs udobření (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · sh pomirenje (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · it espiazione (reconciliation of God and mankind) · ca redempció (reconciliation of God and mankind) · ml പ്രായശ്ചിത്തം (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · fi sovitus (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · la luella (reconciliation of God and mankind) · it ammenda (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · fr expiation (reconciliation of God and mankind) · de Wiedergutmachung (reconciliation of God and mankind) · ro expiere (reconciliation of God and mankind) · hu kiengesztelés (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · pl pokuta (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · ru искупле́ние (reconciliation of God and mankind) · sh iskupljenje (reconciliation of God and mankind) · el εξιλέωση (reconciliation of God and mankind) · ja 贖い (reconciliation of God and mankind) · fr réconciliation (reconciliation of God and mankind) · cs vykoupení (reconciliation of God and mankind) · de Sühne (reconciliation of God and mankind) · fi sovitus (reconciliation of God and mankind) · fa کفاره (reconciliation of God and mankind) · ar كَفَّارَة (reconciliation of God and mankind) · de Buße (reconciliation of God and mankind) · ro căință (reconciliation of God and mankind) · sv gottgörelse (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · ru распла́та (reconciliation of God and mankind) · cmn 贖罪 /赎罪 (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · it redenzione (reconciliation of God and mankind) · gd saorsa (reconciliation of God and mankind) · cs odčinění (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · kk татуластыру (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · kk төлеу (reconciliation of God and mankind) · cs náprava (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · de Sühneleistung (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · es desagravio (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · ca expiació (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · fr réparation (reconciliation of God and mankind) · hu engesztelés (reconciliation of God and mankind) · de Wiedergutmachung (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · de Versöhnung (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · it riconciliazione (amends to restore a damaged relationship) · mk помиру́вање (amends to restore a damaged relationship)